| Show I y Black Sheep's Gold GoldBY BY BEATRICE Illustrations by Irwin Myers ht by Hughe Hughes Masate 8 Co i L E. E THE STORY On On a pleasure trip MID In e eastern l. l tern esters aters Philip Amory English orld war veteran now a trader under n the Island eland of ot Papua New plunges overboard to tove towe toye we ye the life lite of ot a musical l comedy tress tree known as Sling Gin moT mory Rory becomes Interested In In PI Pla Pia Lurler member r of ot of- ofa a wealthy ew aw South Wales family HelIs Ho He its lIs her of ot his knowledge of ot a gold field on the t ie h ind md Sling Gin tells him Pla PIa i engaged to Sir Richard Fan Fan- aw HI His HI holiday ended Amry Amry Amy Am- Am ry y arrives back at Daru He an Englishman Spicer ere on development business r a syndic syndicate t of ot which Fan Fan- l aw W Is le head Fanshaw's name calls to Amory a long forgot n Incident In which he wit wit- the escape of ot Fanshaw w wom om Dm a leper colony He tells s 8 friend Bassett about It and cider to Inform Lauder He Hee ei e i to Thursday Island to send e e message Amory hears Fant Fan- Fan t law aw w dictate a Po message which that the secret of ot the 1 1 field Is known Amory cete with an accident that lays is in m up up for tor three weeks I V Continued V-Continued t r 11 think youre you're very good Indeed promptly Dismay was the emo emo- that In truth bad had possession of ot II l I wondered bow bov many people or w would uld know and how soon would be on the track of ot the thee ie e amazing place known as Tata- Tata El swore to myself that doc doc- docor docor or no rio doctors I was off oft tomor- tomor of this I 1 said Sling Gin me with a satisfaction that II I 1 I 1 almost puzzling Right night get nd id beat him to It That's the themy themy my my lad drink hearty you'll soon cad I 1 was her entirely l lent nt What way will you go gOl eked presently ay ay Oh by Daru I suppose seemed to like Uke that and 1 I real real- with some astonishment that tap lap of Papua was no blank to her en eU she said I must be going e e cats will begin to mew Call lay good-by good to me before you go l ut t of ot ja a shop now so I 1 dare s slake say take lake bacK bacE f to little littles little's Sydney ne aga ag again In ln e e no Idea what a lamb you look ose pink pajamas cuddly boy I Iou you you ou again soon Her yellow Ings gleamed as she walked down mg ng g veranda Just not dancing out gb gh the doorway Into the smiting I I ct it t day I left the hospital I called limy any as a matter of course and rather surprised to find that she sailed the previous night The people didn't seem Beem to be be sure boat she had taken or where she tone jone And the truth was as that I 00 oo much to do to puzzle over the ther fir ii- r for more than a little while lid d I for even an Instance sus- sus tid what matters of grave Import am alp concealed beneath the light ices ces res of ot our talk It ad to go to Port fort Moresby it'd It Itil h d il out because there was no one Iru to take charge of ot my store l 11 1 an n on whom I J counted having oly Illy left I remember I 1 was wor- wor I it i having to go but consoled my- my 1 Ik remembering that Sir Richard Hits 18 lot could not possibly get before me since they had bad still to stir Ir recruiting and mine was ass as asis is s done I 1 had only to whistle et as many boys as I wanted ey would ba have ha I ey ve to employ a re- re and probably overcome a good I difficulties before they collected I hough ough to carry for a large party range ange white men As to tIe he ee was safe In the East Reeling feeling like Uke myself again at last ed d once more In the merry m-erry sun Ind headIng beading my cutter for Port ort U Uby by y Ver er since then have I believed In In warnings or shadows s J all 11 before events There was non no jn n for me Singing I went ht to the dark day of ot my life Jay aY that has hils colored and will jevery every following hour until that when hen hours bours and days shall mean menn meang ag g more to me Ic CHAPTER VI wade jade ade Port Moresby on the eve- eve ilot of the third day My boy was me I 1 had sent him back to o indirect dIrect and was alone It was wash tl h when I 81 sighted Paga mn rt ya a nasty squall coming up I 1 4 with disgust ift of ot the trouble a f. f Ing g the doctor and the customs getting all to be gone fth h before I could have ha leave to l Very IVery lIk likely ly they wouldn't give iii that evening I should f o o sleep on board the tiny cutter II J. J Just when I needed a good rest n sight of Fisherman Island looms loom- loom s to starboard decided me 1 r I run run In there spend the nl night ht empty quarantine station and early next day lay for tor the port 18 N would kno the knothe the Island was bated save by the old crazy n land Island caretaker who had hade here here e for over thirty lt years and andt t t t couldn't tell teU tal tales s even en If It he be would Perhaps I was breaking quarantine laws laws laws-I I didn't know and did not much care I knew that the two b houses bouses uses were were comfortable If it one could get Into them and 1 l reckoned I could manage that I found the two little houses standIng stand Ing tag up stark and pale against the velvet sky I r scrambled Into one and cautiously flashed my torch Well I was my astonished comment comment com com- comment ment Somebody had certainly been p preparing preparing pre pre- paring the place Jor for a stay There lhee was a comfortable hed bed a couple of ot planter chairs a bo box that that that-I I guess guessed d dI ML I It M t I Knew that Tall Tight Well-Set Well Figure That Bearded Head contained linen and oddments of ot various various vari varl- ous kinds I peered Into the cook cook- house Stores cooking utensils be coming along ulong tomorrow I thought and reflected that I was luckier than I deserved ed It was very cool out there I remember remember remember re re- re- re member far tar cooler than It would have been in little Iron rooms beneath the stifling roofs of ot town I had a bite of ot something from the locker of my boat beat flung my bedding on on the unknown unknown un on- un- un known persons person's bedstead and slept magnificently Dawn came came with a wild crying of ot seabirds and a 8 sudden wind that burst in the door It waked me and andI I I slid to earth looking for my shoes I for now It was was full tull time I got awa away I suppose I took a few seconds to slip on and tie my shoes 1 I never heard a sound sound but but when I looked up there was some one In to the doorway I My first thought thought for for you could not see the mans man's face so blackly was he be silhouetted against the pale rose and primrose of the sky Caught sky was Caught ma maybe be Its It's the doctor Inspecting My second sent the blood from heart to fingertips like Uke leaping flame fiame I knew that tall tail tight well well set set figure that bearded head I had bad seen It four tour times once on the Island of decay and death once on the great liner In the sea once at the hotel on Thursday and now here Fanshaw had seen me he came across the floor In to a couple of ot strides and asked me with profane additions what on earth I might be doing there I could hardly answer him at first never till that moment had It occurred occurred oc oc- to me that however well he was known to me I 1 was so far fur quite unknown to him except by repute I answered him briefly I did not know anyone had bad the place I got In late and end camp camped a The h h l 1 you did answered Fanshaw Fanshaw Fan Fan- shaw roughly Dont yo you know you have to get leave to land lund There was a squall coming Squall be hanged You'd better clear out of ot this and be thankful If It ItI I dont don't report you I might have gone gone knowing knowing myself to be In the wrong and not wishing to enlighten Fanshaw more than was necessary ab about ut mys myself myself myself-I lf-I lf I might have gone and c changed the course of ot four tour lives that day had Jay had not the merest trifle Intervened Nothing on earth b but t a cushion Sir Richard had been carrying It t i wrapped up In paper while he was was talking to to tome me he be laid It it down on a a table tabie and nd the paper beIng being being be be- ing Insufficiently fastened burst open I su saw w the thing a 8 pretty trifle of ot white satin and embroidered flowers flowery crying Wedding Present In every stitch and thread nd I 1 saw somebody card fust fastened ned to It It Arid And Immediately I knew what It was was t for r whom It had been Intended Intended An And the world f for r one reeling Instant vanished behind veils of ot red i I came cam out of ot that moments moment's madness madness mad mad- ness nesB calm calm and c cold ld as once or twice In the war war I bad had found myself before the doing of ot some deed that brought a medal after otter It it It Fanshaw J l You rou are Sir Richard sta stated ted He looked at me c curiously I 1 thought he was beginning to o guess It may Interest you to know I 1 went on that I am Philip Amory Now he be turned scarlet the curious honey-colored honey eyes flashed dashed crescent moons of white above and below like Uke the eyes of ot a d dangerous horse It Seems he said restraining himself him self that I owe you a great deal of ol kindly Int interest rest In what I had supposed were my affairs affairs I let the gibe pass I had one thing only In my mind and like Uke a charging bull bun I drove straight for it Where Is Miss Laurier I asked 1 didn't expect him to answer answer but bot he replied at once coolly About forty-five forty miles mUes out at seaon sea seaon seaon on today's She has come back to marry you Exactly Y Youre oure fixing up up this this' place for her He did not reply to that he looked at me watchfully as one boxer eyes another In the ringWell ringWell ring Well I want to tell you I 1 said that you wont won't marry her her ns as long as asIm asIm asIm Im I'm above ground Again he was silent Again I charged like like a bull but hut this time It was was as a bull charges frantically and uselessly upon the barrier about the ring You wel were e the man who got away from Iota Island Youre You're an escaped leper He Just laughed a little seemed tobe to tobe be waiting for me t to tJ have done I had not anticipated this He Be Just stood there not admitting not deny deny- ing If I was strong he with his weight of added years and honors his money and nd his cel celebrity to back him up 01 was stronger I could feel teel all aU that that that-as as he meant that I should feel It almost It-almost almost visibly upholding and supporting supporting sup sup- porting him as as we stood there In the windy quarantine house with the seabirds seabirds sea sea- birds crying on the sands outside Fanshaw wand and I one I one and one with witha a I shadowy third third the the eternal trIangle yet again Fanshaw w was entirely self He waited till It seemed clear dear that I had done and then spoke Your Tour boat Is outside You can get getaway getaway getaway away as quick as you like If It I do I warned him Ill sail straight to Port and stop your d d-d d d marriage Just as you choose he be said IJ He e took the white cushion out of ot Its III paper smoothed It laid It carefully on the back of one of the planter chairs set down some small parcels he had bad In hi his bis pockets and walked out of ot the house He did not seem tobe to tobe tobe be paying any attention at all to me One used to fight In the great war sometimes when one was almost three parts asleep drunk with the want of ot rest long continued with the n never never- never never- ver- ver relaxing strain So I fought then drunk drugged by bI Fanshaw's enormous personality his superior mental forces yet determined as ever one had be been n nIn in the trenches not to give In while life Ute was life Ute and I was was LWe L LWe LWe We went down to the beach almost together There was my c cutter rockIng rocking rock rock- Ing on the tide there long and black and slim was what I knew to be the fastest thing afloat for tor a thousand miles miles miles-a a speed launch capable of ot doIng do do- doIng Ing thirty miles mUes an hour which had lain for some good while In Port un un- saleable because she simply ate fuel I thought I knew who had bought her now who didn't count a 8 atin atin tin or two of ot benzine when he happened hap hap- peeled to be In a hurry TO DE BE CONTINUED |
